Sentences with phrase «encouragement from doctors»

The parade of women who approached them to ask how and why convinced the pair that their own experience - having nobody around to explain the mechanics or the details of nursing, and with little or no encouragement from doctors, friends and neighbors - was probably pretty typical.

Seek support and encouragement from doctors, nurses, veteran parents, support groups, or online communities.

Once, however, breastfeeding was also a rarity, until conversations among mothers, supported by medical research and encouragement from doctors, nurses and midwives, pushed it during the 1970's to the mainstream of child care practices, where it remains today.

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By prompting people to set reasonable goals, exercise, and count calories — and by offering encouragement from their social networks — mobile apps may prove to be the missing link between what doctors know we need to do and what we actually do in everyday life.

But one doctor suggested Eric adopt a dog from a shelter as encouragement for diet and exercise.